Climate Protection Expo
August 22, 2007, 5:00 to 8:30 PM
Santa Rosa Downtown Market
This event is free and fun!

GOAL: The goal of the 2007 Climate Protection Expo is to raise awareness in the community about how to engage Sonoma County residents in climate protection efforts.  We want to highlight businesses, government agencies and non-profit organizations with resources for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at home, at work and in the community.  This event will be engaging, positive and fun through music, demonstrations, raffles and learning activities.

BACKGROUND: All nine cites in Sonoma County and the county have set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. The target was the boldest set by any community in the United States, 25% below 1990 levels by 2015. The solutions to climate change are both individual and community-wide, making the Santa Rosa Downtown Market an excellent venue for sharing these solutions with residents.

LOCATION: We will take over Courthouse Square in downtown Santa Rosa on the west side of Santa Rosa Avenue between 3rd and 4th Street.

ACTIVITIES:

• Light Bulb Exchange
  Bring an incandescent bulb and receive a compact fluorescent bulb free.
• “Climate Protector” Passport
  Learn ways to reduce your carbon footprint and receive an exclusive 10% discount from Friedman’s Home Improvement.
• Energy Star Raffle Prize
  Enter to win an ENERGY STAR tankless water heater for your home! Raffle tickets will benefit the Cool Schools program of the Climate Protection Campaign.
• Live Music
  Your favorite jazz standards will be performed by teen jazz band In Black!
• “After Hours” Film Showing
  At 8:30 watch the Oscar-winning documentary on climate change An Inconvenient Truth and short films on local solutions make by high school students in Courthouse Square.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Carol Forman at PG&E 707-577-7128 for booth space information and Jessica Kellett at the Climate Protection Campaign 707-823-2665 for other inquiries.

Download the Media Advisory and Press Release.